in one ear and out the other the words of your brother, your teacher and your mother in one ear and out the other the cries from the flies on your father's dead lover in one ear and out the other a leak in the gas, you better turn off the oven in one ear and out the other wear your best suit on your funeral day instant clean shampoo conditioner can't turn you mind to a better listener spearmint extra whitening gum won't make the day go any longer broken vinyl record player get rid of my ozone layer scented cherry highlight marker can't color the night any darker